Back to news

Fundsmith Emerging - Result of AGM

Back to news
RNS Number : 8232M
Fundsmith Emerging Equities Tst PLC
25 May 2022

FUNDSMITH EMERGING EQUITIES TRUST plc

Results of the Annual General Meeting

The Board is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today, Wednesday, 25 May 2022, all resolutions were duly passed by shareholders on a show of hands. The proxy voting figures are shown below:

Resolutions (Ordinary unless stated otherwise)

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Total Votes Cast

Votes

Withheld

Ordinary Business


1.     To receive and accept the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2021.

 

9,256,842

99.97%

3,127

0.03%

9,259,969

201

2.     To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2021.

 

9,244,665

99.84%

14,498

0.16%

9,259,163

1,007

3.     To re-elect Martin Bralsford as a Director of the Company.

 

9,178,320

99.12%

81,096

0.88%

9,259,416

754

4.     To re-elect Rachel de Gruchy as a Director of the Company.

 

9,167,770

99.01%

91,646

0.99%

9,259,416

754

5.     To elect Professor Heather McGregor, CBE as a Director of the Company.

 

9,170,207

99.04%

89,209

0.96%

9,259,416

754

6.     To re-elect John Spencer as a Director of the Company.

 

9,174,176

99.08%

85,240

0.92%

9,259,416

754

7.     To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as Auditor to the Company and to authorise the Audit Committee to determine their remuneration.

 

9,246,436

99.86%

12,727

0.14%

9,259,163

1,007

Special Business

 


8.     To authorise the Directors to allot securities in the Company up to an amount representing 10% of the issued share capital.

 

9,254,101

99.94%

5,465

0.06%

9,259,766

404

9.     #To disapply the pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares up to an amount representing 10% of the issued share capital.

 

9,239,621

99.81%

17,148

0.19%

9,256,769

3,401

10.  #To authorise the Directors to sell Treasury Shares on a non-pre-emptive basis.

 

9,196,534

99.36%

59,579

0.64%

9,256,113

4,057

11.  #To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary shares in the Company.

 

9,254,078

99.94%

5,891

0.06%

9,259,969

201

12.  #That the Directors be authorised to call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

 

9,201,112

99.40%

55,857

0.60%

9,256,969

3,201

# - Special Resolution

Any proxy votes which are at the discretion of the Chairman of the Meeting have been included in the "for" total. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculations of votes cast by proxy.  At the date of the AGM the total number of Ordinary shares of 1p each in issue and the total number of voting rights was 26,288,283.

The proxy voting figures, together with a presentation from the Investment Manager on the Company's performance, will shortly also be available on the Company's website atwww.feetplc.co.uk

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the special business resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection athttps://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.  The special business resolutions will additionally be filed at Companies House.

25 May 2022

For further information please contact:

Mark PopeFrostrow Capital LLP - Company Secretary020 3 008 4913

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
END
RAGUVSVRUSUVUAR